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Taphoni-Style Weathering

Mammoth Cave National Park

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This is a close-up view of taphoni-style weathering of the massive, cross-bedded sandstone exposed along the Dripping Springs escarpment. This form of exfoliation weathering is common on old exposures of sandstone throughout the Kentucky region.